In: Statistics and Probability
A study was done to look at the relationship between number of vacation days employees take each year and the number of sick days they take each year. The results of the survey are shown below.
Vacation Days | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sick Days | 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Vacation Days | Sick Days |
0 | 9 |
7 | 2 |
2 | 7 |
6 | 3 |
6 | 9 |
12 | 3 |
7 | 5 |
4 | 9 |
14 | 0 |
r | -0.7931623 |
r = -0.79
n = 9
t = -1.8946
p-value = 0.0108
if p-value < alpha, we reject the null hypothesis
if p-value > alpha, we fail to reject the null hypothesis
since p-value < alpha, we reject the null hypothesis
hence option A) is correct
There is statistically significant evidence to conclude that there is a correlation between the number of vacation days taken and the number of sick days taken. Thus, the regression line is useful.
R-squared (R2) is a statistical measure that represents the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by an independent variable or variables in a regression model.
r^2 = (-0.79)^2 0.6241
hence
There is a large variation in the number of sick days employees take, but if you only look at employees who take a fixed number of vacation days, this variation on average is reduced by 63%.
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